§ Mr. Alec Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many new jobs will be created, and over what time scale, by the new factories occupied by (a) Alpha Electrostatic Flocking Ltd. at Bridgend, (b) Metal Improvement Company Incorporated at Deeside and (c) Morris Cohen (Underwear) Limited at Caerphilly; and what the number of new jobs created in each of these firms is as a percentage of the current unemployment figures in their respective employment areas.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsThe information is as follows:
Firm and Employment Exchange Area New Jobs New Jobs as Percentage of Unemployed (Percentage) Alpha Electrostatic Flocking Ltd., Port Talbot 70 1.4 Metal Improvement Co. Inc., Shotton 60 2.0 Morris Cohen (Underwear) Ltd., Blackwood 80 4.8 All the new jobs are expected to mature within three years.